Labeling-machine.



Patented Nov; 16, 1909' P. 0. WOODLAND.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 1908.

lb a"! v al om lxngiroveinent iu Labeling -Ma neh the Following; sweet '0 5 made therein to the a means and tth eoaet parts diehine, in manner th; t the i with the pack or iereon can t: sl p I r the plane labels or at any swrng aside b the ol' to provide 1 the pack, o pat H out of alinen'i' it with the ers while ali'ording a struche iabehholder in its relation to the srq'iporting It tore that ntaint: normal plane i Irain illiCtl't i vide a i my invention to proboltl r with it to one side,

i lly acting catch-device for er-inn and retaining the labehholder at A work 11;; position I attain tiese objects by niechani structure and mode of ope ation oi whn hereinafter more fully described; the particular suhjert matter claimed being- (ltlh nitely forth.

In Lhe drawings, Figure l represmits a side View of such par"- of a boltleda r" machine as will illustrate the nature it i invention. Fig. a plan view of the labelholder, shown in full lines at working position, and the lateral movement thereol' indicated by dotted lines; and Fig. I is a section at. line X on l, iilustratingmeans lor retaining the ltlbtEl-liOltltl' at central or normal position.

It will be understood that the invention herein set forth can be applied to and employed in bottle-labeling machines of any suitable character; and that the parts of the iabeiing lit-"illititf which are not herein shown art dvsa-ribed can be oi the usual o i pnri veil construction.

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Serial No. 430,301.

pielierwarrier which is reciprocally moved up and down upon the guide 15 by suitable f ael'uatingmeans connected therewith, as at 0.

it) indicates the glue-undying pickers, E

(to is attached to a stationary part of the raine; and l the label-holder which in the present member or carrier arm I! and a detachable body ineinher or frame 1 provided with ad in -table sets of guide stakes 3 and 4, or m ans l'or siuiporting a pack, 01. packs, of labels ii, L, in a manner tor the delivery ll ads from the pack, or several of single 2 pact-cs, to the pickers when the latter are elevated into contact therewith. The labelholding; section or body nniniher l is best detat-hably united with the -;|r ioi?-ai'iri i by suitable liner-engaging studs and eye-lugs res 'ieetively t't. lIItEtl on the rarrier and the body member, and adapted to permit of the label-support'ng section or body member being lifted oil or riplaced at will. in the present instance the studs f are nprightly tired in the. later: lly broadened lower fore pt of the carrier-arm i and the eye-lugs e are 'rornied upon the rear part of the holdersection and adapted to latch onto said studs with a dose but readily rel asable engageinent.

'ihe pickers ll) can be made of any suitable form, and mounted upon the picker-carrier as heretol'ore employed. They are moved up to the label-holder for taking a label, or labels, lhere'troin and then moved down to a position above the bottle-rest for presenting the label ready for its aliixmeut to the bottle lying upon said rest it); the all'ixn'ient being ell'eeteil by suitable wipers which are not herein shown, but as will be fully understood by those conversantwith the art.

,is a. l'eature o'l my invention the labelholder i is arranged to be swung late ally andbodily out of alinenient. with the pickers i for the teinporanvinterruption of the label-trod, while the other parts of the inat'hiue may be in full operation The arm or {flH'l' \ll1Q member I ot the label-holder is united to the l'raine A by a pivoting jointwhivh. in the present instance, consists of an upright pintle (3 lixed in the frame A, and li' aring sleeve 5 formed on the member i that its over said pintlc; the bottom end at the sleeve seating upon an annular shoulder at 7; and the holder maintained in established plane and against elevative instance connprises a supporting locking lip, as it prevents undue springing move laterally in unison with the label movement by a nut 8 threaded upon the top end of the pivot 6, or by other suitable fastening means that retains it from lifting while permitting easy lateral swing of the label-holder about the pivot. A yieldable catch-device 9 is provided for engaging the parts when the holder is at central or working position, and a handle 10 is provided upon the front, or some convenient portion of the label-holder, whereby the -label-l1olding devices can be manually swung to one side whenever it is desired, and again returned to place without changing the plane of the labels; the catch device yielding automatically when sutlicient lateral pressure is applied to the handle to overcome the resistance of the spring 12.

There is preferably provided upon the frame A a rigid semicircular guide 13 corresponding with the lateral movement of the holder mechanism, and a notch and lip 14 is provided upon the label-holder frame that embraces and moves upon said guide for maintaining the parts in the same relative plane while swung either to the right or left. This semicircular guide may not in all instances be used, but in double labelers, where there is considerable length from the pivot to the front of the label-holder, it is, desirable to employ the semicircle and under of the overhanging parts. Studs or stop devices 15 can be arranged at the ends of the semicircle 13, for arresting the lateral swing movement of the label-holder at a predetermined limit. The label-holder may be arranged to swing to theright, or to the left only, if in any instance so desired; or it may be arranged to swing in both right and left direction,'as in the present illustration, indicated by lines R and S on Fig. 2.

'lhe resisting followers 16 and their sup portin bar 17 and guide standard 18 are carried upon the pivoted arm F so as to holder without changing their relation with respect to the packs of labels.

In the operation; whenever it is desired to run the machine for a temporary interval Without feeding labels thereto, as when first startin the glue feed, for primarily coating the pidlters, the attendant can readily shift the label-holder to one side, as per dotted lines I", Fig. 2, thus carrying the pack, or packs, of labels supported thereon laterally out of alinement with the pickers. He can likewise swing it back to working position while the machine is in motion.

In a prior application for Letters Patent I have describe" means for lifting the labelholder beyond me reach of the pickers in the direction of the picker movement; and in another application have disclosed means holder, and means for arresting the picker movement before the pickers reach the plane of the labelholder; but the present invention relates essentially to the relief of the label-feed by a sidewise or lateral movement. of the labelholder, approximately transverse to the direction of the picker movement.

By arranging a label-holder to have laterally swinging displacement, the label holder can be firmly supported against undue yielding in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the labels; and furthermore it ali'ords a simple and convenient means for stopping and starting the label-feed, readily at the hand of the operator for manually accomplishing the desired object.

I am aware that in practice some changes in the embodiment of the invention may be made by those skilled in the art, or to conform with dilferent styles of labeling ma chinery, without departing from the nature of my invention as defined in the claims. I do not wish, therefore, to be limited to the special form in detail, shown.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a labeling machine, in combination with means for supporting a bottle, means for affixing a label thereto, and glue-applying pickers that ply-holderand present them at position for altixment, a laterally displaceable labelfor effecting a sidewise movement thereof for temporarily displacing the label-holder out of feeding contact with the .pickersa 2. In a labeling machine, a reciprocating picker-carrier with glue-applying pickers thereon, a label-holder for supplying labels to said pickers, and means for shifting the label-holder laterally to carry the labels thereon transversely from or into the path of the picker.

take the labels from the sup- I 3. In a labeling machine, in combination with a reciprocating picker-carrier having glue-applying pickers mounted thereon, .a bottom-delivery label-holder adapted for supporting a pack of labels from which la-' hole are taken singly by said picker; a pivotal connecting means for supporting said label-holder which permits a lateral swing movement thereof for shifting the label pack laterally from and into alinement with the pickers.

at. In a bottle-labeling machine, a labelholder comprising a carrying member pivotally connected with the supporting frame to have a lateral swinging movement, and'a label-holding section or body member detachably connected with said carrying member, and provided with sets of guides for sustaining 21 pack, or packs, of labels thereon, with the plane of the labels parallel with the plane of the swinging movement, and means its normal position. 

